Insiduous cunning of the Jesuits-Death extortions-Robbery and Ruin of their Devotees-Scandalous scenes in the interior-Life of Jesuitism--Loyola entangled with the "Sisters "-Secret Jesuits... 125 The internal Jesuit-"Sam's" private opinion of the historical Jesuit, inside and out-Corruptions of the Missions-Heathenism out-hea- Jesuit Oppression-Their Policy in Foreign Missions-Their Benefi- cence toward the primitive Races of America-Death of the Incen- The deadly war of the Jesuits against Protestantism continued in the New World-Cant of Bancroft the Historian-Illustrations-Martyr- dom?-Facts and Motives of Jesuit Missions-League of the Iro- ... 1GC The Queen Ann's, or "Second Intercolonial War" between "Sam" and the Order of Jesuits-The Order not quite ready for formidable operations in the South-Retrospective glance at acts and influences of the Catholic Priesthood in Mexico, from the Conquest-Evidence of Clavigero, the Catholic Historian of Mexico-The monstrous destruct- ion of the archives of Historical Pictures in Yucatan, by an "Eccle- siastic "-Destruction of the most precious Arts, which were common Vandalism of the Catholic Priesthood continued in New Mexico-Anth quarian researches concerning the first Missions to New Mexico- Conquest of California-Various efforts to penetrate the mysterious gold region, by the Catholic governors of California-Extermination of the Catholic Spaniards of the Conquestador-Occupation-Hidden ruins and strange Traditions-Ruins of magnificent Catholic Cities-Marvelous treasures won by Cortez from Montezuma...... 180 Alas Poor Mexico!-Marquette and Joliet-La Salle-His pretended retirement from the Order of Jesus-His Fur Monopoly-He descends Commencement of the final struggle between the French and English, for the country on the great Lakes and the Mississippi-Fourth Hildreth's account of the Progress and Conclusion of the Fourth Intercolonial War-Accession of George III-The English masters of the Continent, north of the Gulf of Mexico, and east of the Mis- Condition of the Colonies at the conclusion of the Fourth Intercolonial War-Theory of the English Parliament-Grenville's Scheme of Colonial Taxation-Passage and Repeal of the Stamp Act....... Dawn of the Revolutionary Period-Humorous "History of John Bull's Children "-Contrast between causes which led to the Revolu- tion of 1688, in England, and those which led to the American Townshend's Scheme of Colonial Taxation-Repeal of the new taxes, except that on Tea-Local Affairs-Trade of the Colonies-Attempt to collect the Tax on Tea-Reminiscences of the position of the Tea Ships at Boston-Destruction of the Tea in Boston Harbor........ 301 The first Sea Fight, and origin of the U. S. Navy-Ethan Allen taken captive and sent to England-Capture of St. Johns and Montreal- The Expedition against Quebec-Re-organization of the Army-Lord Interesting Sketch of the life of General Stark, the hero of Benning- The Treaty with France-The progress of the War, North and South- Trouble with the Indians-Tecumseh's League-General Harrison- Battles with the Indians-The British treat with them-Death of "S A M.” OR, THE HISTORY OF MYSTERY. PART I. CHAPTER I. The Mysterious birth of "Sam"-Some of his Youthful Feats and Characteristic Eccentricities. ONCE, when Earth, the good mother, was in grievous tribulation because of her children, and a voice of wailing was heard among the nations, a great cloud grew up suddenly in the East, and there seemed a sign of fire and tempest within its bosom. All the peoples felt the shadow of this great cloud upon them, but they knew not what the strange portent meant, except that, to certain minds among them, it seemed that this gathering of mighty forces must be pregnant with some MYSTERY that was to step out from its bosom soon, as if the "Son of the morning" came forth from the caves of night, and that this mystery, too, was most like to stand as an embodiment, whether an incarnated embodiment or not, of some new birth of regeneration to all mankind. Though it was thus the wise man spoke, or rather hoped, yet there was no one who knew these things to be true; therefore the people trembled, and were afraid, while the turmoil of this cloudy PRESENCE rolled with its slow shadow over them; and when they saw it take its way toward the West, over the solitary sea, they wondered greatly whither it might be speeding. Only the Viking's wandering prow had furrowed that solitary sea, as yet, when the great cloud set forth upon its face; but there were daring men who said its shadow was a protection, and that no harm could come to any bark which sailed beneath it. And soon, from the port of Palos, in Andalusia, a fleet of little ships, like three cockleshells, went dancing forth upon the open sea, and were quickly hid from view beneath that shadow. A mighty sailor stood within these deckless hulls, whose deep-visioned eyes saw beyond all shadows. (1492, 3d August.) And when men saw the mighty sailor forth, then from many a port went many a vessel, to sail within his wake, and all the world was filled with wonder of the golden miracles those ships brought back. And many a gay, adventuring host went shining underneath that shadow, that its slow glooms would not give up. At length (Dec. 11th, 1620), the great cloud, which for more than a hundred years had wandered up and down, brooding upon the sea, gathered together, and amidst a mighty anthem of the waves and winds, struck upon a headland rock, at Plymouth, and its voluminous folds, wrapping the snows for a moment, shivered as in a throe, then, thin and dim, commenced to fade upon the icy air. Now, as the shattered cloud rose up, a strange, frail ship that seemed to have been hidden within its womb of shadow, lay trembling feebly in the offing on subsiding waves. The name of the little ship was "Mayflower." But when the cloud was all gone, there lay stretched upon the snow-covered summit of that headland rock a gigantic form, which seemed most like some helpless and misshapen Titan, which had been thus struck dumb, blind and sprawling out of the thunders of a tempest-birth, and hurled upon the desolation. The trees yet rocked behind the passing storm when the bright sun came out, glittering keenly from the angles of the frosty rocks, upon this pale, ungainly specter, which, born thus of the thunder, seemed the incarnation of some new and powerful FORCE. Touched by the sun, its lips moved in inarticulate sounds, that seemed in natural consonance with the groanings of the struggling forest, which bent its trees like grass-spears beneath the heavy head, thus pillowed on them all unconsciously. |